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The Army Acquisition Work-
force is likely to see an increase
in the number of quali ed civil-
ians competing successfully for
critical key leader positions, now that
students in the Senior Service College
Fellowship program are eligible for Mili-
tary Education Level 1 (MEL 1) credit.
e new eligibility is the result of a col-
laborative e ort between the U.S. Army
Acquisition Support Center (USAASC),
the Defense Acquisition University
(DAU) and the Army War College, and
has been three years in the making.
On March 28, 2012, LTG James L. Hug-
gins Jr., deputy chief of sta , G-3/5/7,
issued a memorandum stating that he
was approving MEL 1-equivalent credit
for civilians enrolled in the Senior Ser-
vice College Fellowship (SSCF) program
through DAU, "based on the extensive
review of the program by the U.S. Army
War College," making SSCF the rst
approved civilian-only Army senior ser-
vice college.
e SSCF program, established in 2006
by DAU, develops civilian acquisition
leaders for critical senior leadership roles
at the GS-14/15 level. SSCF provides up
to one year of training, with leadership as
the primary learning objective.
Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Ashton
B. Carter recently announced that DOD
will target individuals with "key leader
potential," including those with executive
leadership development training. ere
are 1,500 key leader positions in the U.S.
Army Acquisition Corps (AAC), and only
1 percent of the AAC are SSCF graduates.
"We have 142 people out there who
are now moving through the system
into leadership positions within the
Army acquisition structure," said Jim
McCullough, dean, DAU South Region
and director of the SSCF program.
" ey will become the nucleus of the
Army senior leadership for civilians in
the years to come, especially as the baby
boomers retire. ese will be the people
who step into these jobs, and they
will be better-prepared because of the
experience and tools we hope to provide
them with this educational experience."
AN UNMET NEED
Leader development has always been
a foundation of training for the Army,
but the focus has been on those who
wear the uniform. For an acquisition
workforce of which civilians represent
96 percent, the level of training isn't
balanced between military and civilians,
according to Scott M. Greene, chief
of USA ASC Acquisition Education,
Training and Experience Branch.
New Heights
in Education
by Ms. Tara A. Clements
Army's rst civilian-only senior service college program
receives military accreditation
132 Army AL&T Magazine July--September 2013